Bjerke is a borough of the city of
Oslo
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,
Norway
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.
The most densely populated residential areas, including the high-rise apartment blocks of
Linderud, are located along Trondheimsveien (
Norwegian National Road 4
Norwegian National Road 4 ( no, Riksvei 4, ) is a national road in Norway which is the main route north from the capital city of Oslo to the junction with the European route E6 highway at the village of Biri in Gjøvik Municipality. The road ...
). The shopping centre at Linderud is also home to the borough council's administrative headquarters. The northern areas of the borough are bordered by the vast woodlands of
Oslomarka.
Bjerke Upper Secondary School is located here.
Districts
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Linderud
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Lofthus (on the border with
Nordre Aker borough)
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Tonsenhagen
Tonsenhagen is a neighborhood in the borough of Bjerke in northeast Oslo, Norway. Built in the 1950s, it was one of the early new suburbs within Oslo.
The neighborhood is situated on a hillside overlooking Oslo and the Grorud Valley, surround ...
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Årvoll
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Veitvet
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Økern
Økern was a farm in the former municipality of Aker, Norway, Aker, Norway, and is currently a district in the borough of Bjerke (borough), Bjerke in the city of Oslo. It includes the neighborhoods of Refstad, Risløkka, Brobekk, Nordre Hovin, Aker ...
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Risløkka
Politics
As a borough of Oslo, Bjerke is governed by the city council of Oslo as well as its own borough council. The council leader is Lars Fuglesang from the
Labour Party and the deputy leader is Hans Husum, of the
Socialist Left Party. The Labour Party has the most seats. The 15 seats are distributed among the following
political parties
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for the 2019-2023 term:
* 5 from the
Labour Party (''Arbeiderpartiet'')
* 3 from the
Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
(''Høyre'')
* 2 from the
Socialist Left Party (''Sosialistisk Venstreparti'')
* 2 from the
Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
(Miljøpartiet de Grønne)
* 1 from the
Progress Party (''Fremskrittspartiet)''
* 1 from the
Liberal Party (''Venstre'')
* 1 from the
Red Party (Rødt)
References
Boroughs of Oslo
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